Public transports in Barcelona are full to the brim The rhythm of capacity expansion is too slow and a chronic collapse is at hand Friday afternoon at the bus stop at Gran Via – Pau Claris. Within the melancholic light of the final rays of sunlight one can appreciate the crowds moving along Passeig de … More Barcelona is bursting at the seams

Ideas Pere IV has great potential to be a useful corridor for public transit, but this potential is being wasted. We propose transforming bus service to an urban and interurban trunk line Recently El Periódico published a story about residents of the Poblenou neighbourhood protesting against the ‘Superblock’ (Superilla). It’s only natural for projects affecting … More Pere IV: Another lost opportunity?

Opinion Fourth and last in a series on the mobility issues present in our city. A lot has been written about bikes in Barcelona, and a lot of damagogy, too. If demagogy runs rampant in the discussion of public transportation, this is even more true in respect to bycicles. These situations make it difficult to talk about … More Bikes and Barcelona

Opinion First in a series on the mobility issues present in our city. Something smells bad in Barcelona, both literally and figuratively. On the literal level, what smells bad is the air. Barcelona’s air is becoming ever less breathable. With the worst years of the economic crisis apparently behind us, automobile use is once again on the … More Something smells bad in Barcelona